4.0% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hay · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Hay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people work full-time in Hay than in most similar areas, with 61.7% of the workforce in permanent roles. This keeps the local job market stable, though the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is lower than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 55.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is low at 4.0%, slightly lower than the Australian average of 5.1%.
55.3% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.7% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 22.8% of the workforce. Other major employers include retail trade at 10.2% and construction at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 19.9%, followed closely by labourers at 17.7%. Technicians and trades people also represent a significant portion of the local workforce at 14.8%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Hay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13850/hay/topic/employment